Unrest (2022)

Unrest (2022)

2022-11-04 Switzerland 94 Min. PG-13
6.4 36 votes

Overview

In 1877, in a watch factory in a valley in north-western Switzerland, Josephine produces balance spindles, tiny parts that ensure the agitation movement ("unrueh") of the mechanical watches. She soon grows uneasy with the organisation of work and possession in the village and its factory and joins the anarchist worker movement of the local watchmakers. There she meets Piotr Kropotkin, a moony Russian traveller. The two of them meet at a time when new technologies such as time measurement, photography and the telegraph are transforming the social order and anarchist discourse is addressing emerging nationalism. During a walk in the woods, Josephine and Piotr ask themselves whether time, money and the government are not all but fictions.

Cast

Clara Gostynski is Josephine Gräbli
Josephine Gräbli
Alexei Evstratov is Pyotr Kropotkin
Pyotr Kropotkin
Monika Stalder is Mireille Paratte
Mireille Paratte
Hélio Thiémard is Claire Gysin
Claire Gysin
Li Tavor is Mila Fuchs
Mila Fuchs
Valentin Merz is Factory Director Roulet
Factory Director Roulet
Laurence Bretignier is Louise Liechti
Louise Liechti
Laurent Ferrero is Gendarme Payard
Gendarme Payard
Mayo Irion is Photographer Clément
Photographer Clément
Daniel Stähli is Operational Planner Stähli
Operational Planner Stähli
Stefano Knuchel is Italian Ambassador
Italian Ambassador
Nikolai Bosshardt is Termineur Künzli
Termineur Künzli